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Brexit

 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party had a good showing in exit polls from Thursday's general election.

UK Exit Polls Suggest Defeat for Labour, Strong Majority for Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson

"Just utterly devastating."

Eoin Higgins ·

Climate change movements are putting increasing pressure on governments to take action and to rethink economic and social priorities. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Will You Rise Up for Climate Justice Next Week? Don’t Let Fatalism and Cynicism Hold You Back

Extinction Rebellion claims that when just 3.5 % of the population demands change, governments will cave to the pressure

Diana Stuart ·

Outside 'Ring of Steel' Fence, Demonstrators Swarm Embassy Residence as Trump Arrives in UK

"People want to send a message to everyone fighting against this politics of hate, we all stand united together, and we will not allow the clock to be turned back to the darkest moments of human history."

Julia Conley ·

An unarmed Trident II missile is fired during an exercise off the California coast. (Photo: Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy/Flickr/cc)

UK Nuclear Arsenal Plan Slammed as 'Irresponsible, Dangerous' Violation of International Law

"As the world wrestles with the pandemic and climate chaos, it beggars belief that our government is opting to increase Britain's nuclear arsenal."

Brett Wilkins ·

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will smear lipstick all over this pig of a deal and declare it a triumph. (Photo: Michael Kappeler/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

The European Union: Free at Last

The goal of 'ever closer union', anathema to English exceptionalists, is back on the agenda.

Gwynne Dyer ·

Global Justice Now

What’s Wrong With the US-UK Trade Deal

Scottish Government Decries "Devastating" Effect Post-Brexit Border Policy Will Have on Economy

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a call for a Scottish visa, which overseas workers could use to settle in the country and to bypass the Tories' proposed "points" immigration system.

Julia Conley ·

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at UN Headquarters in New York, September 24, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Boris Johnson Trade Talks With US Raising Fears in UK of 'Shock Doctrine Brexit'

"This should particularly worry us because these trade talks are being conducted with excessive levels of secrecy."

Eoin Higgins ·

Among UK citizens aged 45-54, 56% voted to leave the EU, with those aged 55-64 (57%) and 65+ (60%) remarkably close. Compare this to 73% in the 18-24 age group, and 62% in the 25-34 age group, who voted to remain in the EU. (Photo: Pixabay/Public Domain)

Brexit’s Backward Legacy: The Past Swallowing The Future

The complicity of the media in the service of the anti-immigrant agenda was blunt, crude and disgraceful.

Christian Christensen ·

The politicians of Corbyn and Sanders ilk will always face an uphill battle. (Photo: corbyn.org)

Propaganda and the Defeat of Jeremy Corbyn

If Americans are going to make connections with the British elections they must talk about the assault on democracy from the billionaires and their willing minions. 

Margaret Kimberley ·

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